EP3556024A1 - Dispositif d'appel d'assistance pour motocyclette ou assimilé - Google Patents

Dispositif d'appel d'assistance pour motocyclette ou assimilé

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EP3556024A1
EP3556024A1 EP17881927.2A EP17881927A EP3556024A1 EP 3556024 A1 EP3556024 A1 EP 3556024A1 EP 17881927 A EP17881927 A EP 17881927A EP 3556024 A1 EP3556024 A1 EP 3556024A1
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assistance
microprocessor
distress
request
distress situation
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EP3556024A4 (fr
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Adrien MICHELONI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J27/00—Safety equipment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J45/00—Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/01—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium
    • G08B25/016—Personal emergency signalling and security systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/20—Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles
    • G08G1/205—Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

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  • the present invention relates to devices for sensing a distress situation and summoning assistance.
  • an assistance summoning device have manual features in addition to automatic features.
  • the present invention comprises a compact, self-contained distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device for motorcycles, motorbikes, bicycles and other personal transportation vehicles having exposed tubular members.
  • the device includes a clamp for encircling a tubular member of a vehicle or accessory, such as a ski pole.
  • the device includes sensors for recognizing a distress situation, which may include any or all of an accelerometer, an accelerometer, and a GPS sensor.
  • the device includes wireless communications capability for sending distress signals responsive to sensing a distress situation.
  • the device may include manual input devices such as a indicator of the number of riders and manual distress signaling. A request for assistance may be sent manually.
  • the device may include a manual cancellation feature canceling a request for assistance.
  • the device may include a visual beacon, an audible beacon, or both, to assist emergency responders in locating the device and its associated vehicle.
  • the present invention provides improved elements and arrangements thereof by apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable, and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device, according to at least one aspect of the disclosure
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device of Fig. 1, according to at least another aspect of the disclosure;
  • Fig. 3 is an environmental perspective view of the distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device of Fig. 1, with a control element rotated from the position shown in Fig. 1, according to an aspect of the disclosure;
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic view of components in or on the distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device of Fig. 1, according to a further aspect of the disclosure.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a component seen at the left of Fig. 2, and is rendered to increased scale, according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • a distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 for recognizing a distress situation which may be encountered by a transport vehicle (not shown) having at least one rider (not shown) and a tubular member 10, and for
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may comprise a housing 104 including a clamp 106 for encircling tubular member 10 of the transport vehicle. Clamp 106 may include a detachable saddle 108.
  • distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may include a microprocessor 110 configured to manage functional features of distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 10.
  • distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may include a power source and a power circuit 112 connecting the power source to microprocessor 110.
  • at least a first sensor may be configured to sense a first distress parameter and a second sensor may be configured to sense a second distress parameter. The first sensor and the second sensor are communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • a GPS tracking system 114 includes a GPS receiver 116 communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may include a wireless signal transmitter 118 configured to transmit a request for assistance to a remote source of assistance (not shown), communicably connected to microprocessor 110, and
  • At least one transmission annunciator 120 configured to annunciate transmission of a signal summoning assistance via wireless communications link 102 responsive to at least one of the at least one sensor and the at least second sensor, transmission annunciator 120 communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • first, second, etc. are used herein merely as labels, and are not intended to impose ordinal, positional, or hierarchical requirements on the items to which these terms refer. Moreover, reference to, e.g., a “second” item does not either require or preclude the existence of, e.g., a "first” or lower-numbered item, and/or, e.g., a "third" or higher-numbered item.
  • Clamp 106 comprises detachable saddle 108 and that surface 122 (Fig. 2) of housing 104 facing detachable saddle 108.
  • Surface 122 and detachable saddle 108 may be covered by sections 124 of a resilient, treaded pad for gripping tubular member 10.
  • Detachable saddle 108 may be secured to housing 104 by threaded fasteners such as bolts or screws 126, by threaded studs with nuts (this option is not shown), or by a ratchet tie 128 (Figs. 1 and 3), or by any combination of these.
  • Power circuit 112 may also serve as a control circuit for some items, such as indicating lamps (e.g., transmission annunciator 120). Power circuit 112 is shown schematically, and will be understood to include all conductors and other components necessary for operation as described herein.
  • the first sensor may comprise may be configured to sense a first distress parameter and a second sensor may be configured to sense a second distress parameter.
  • a distress parameter is an impact, as sensed by accelerometerl30, or excessive leaning or excessively rapid change of direction, as sensed by a gyroscope 132 (Fig. 4).
  • a remote source of assistance may be for example a facility reachable by using a telephone system to dial 911, or alternatively, a private party tasked with responding to requests for assistance.
  • Transmission annunciator 120 provides local confirmation of transmission of the signal summoning assistance.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a first manual control 134 configured to cancel the request for assistance, first manual control 134 communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • First manual control 134 may take the form of a pushbutton accessible from the exterior of housing 104.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a second manual control 136 for manually generating a request for assistance via the wireless communications link 102, manual control 136 communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • Second manual control 136 may be a pushbutton accessible from the exterior of housing 104.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a third manual control 138 configured to cancel the request for assistance, and may be communicably connected to microprocessor 110. As seen in Fig.
  • third manual control 138 may comprise a rotatable switch. As seen in Figs. 1 and 3, second manual control 136 may be carried on third manual control 138. As seen in Figs.
  • the rotatable switch may have an indicator 140 which may be aligned with an occupant icon 142 (indicating one rider) or with an occupant icon 144 (indicating two riders).
  • Switch operator components 146 are shown separated in Fig. 2.
  • Internal components 148 such as electronic circuitry, microprocessor 110, GPS tracking system 114, accelerometer 130, and gyroscope 132, are shown slightly separated in Fig. 2.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a delay feature delaying the request for assistance for a predetermined time period after the at least one sensor senses the first distress parameter or the second distress parameter or both.
  • the delay feature is realized via programming of
  • microprocessor 110 in conjunction with an internal timer (not separately shown).
  • wireless signal transmitter 118 may be configured to render the request for assistance as a text message.
  • microprocessor 110 may be programmed to transmit text data.
  • a location is determined by GPS tracking system 114 and is included in the request for assistance.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a manual switch providing an input to microprocessor 110 indicative of the number of riders using distress situation recognizing and remote assistance
  • This manual switch may be integrated with manual control 138, and may be operated by rotating a switch operator portion of manual control 138. This is indicated as arrows 150 in Fig. 4, and is seen in the alternative positions of tird manual control 138 in Figs. 1 and 3.
  • Distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise at least one of a local visible beacon 152 and a local audible beacon 154 annunciating location of the vehicle after the request for assistance has been transmitted.
  • Local visible beacon 152 may comprise an LED lamp visible from the exterior of housing 104.
  • Local audible beacon may comprise a piezoelectric buzzer, one of internal components 148.
  • in distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 for recognizing a distress situation which may be encountered by a transport vehicle having at least one rider and a tubular member, and for summoning assistance via wireless communications link 102, may comprise housing 104, within housing 104, microprocessor 110 configured to manage functional features of distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100, a power source and power circuit 112 connecting the power source to microprocessor 110, at least a first sensor configured to sense a first distress parameter and a second sensor configured to sense a second distress parameter and communicably connected to microprocessor 110, coupled to housing 104, GPS tracking system 114 including GPS receiver 116 communicably connected to microprocessor 110, within housing 104, wireless signal transmitter 118 configured to transmit a request for assistance to a remote source of assistance, communicably connected to microprocessor 110, at least one first annunciator 120 configured to annunciate transmission of a signal summoning assistance via wireless communications link 102 responsive to at least one of the at least one sensor and the at least second sensor
  • the aforementioned combination of components of distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise second manual control 136 for manually generating a request for assistance via wireless communications link 102, communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • the aforementioned distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise third manual control 138 configured to cancel the request for assistance, communicably connected to microprocessor 110, and the delay feature configured to delay the request for assistance for a predetermined time period after the at least one sensor senses the first distress parameter or the second distress parameter or both.
  • wireless signal transmitter 118 may be configured to render the request for assistance as a text message.
  • a location is determined by GPS tracking system 114 and is included in the request for assistance.
  • the aforementioned distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise manual switch (e.g., manual control 138, using the rotation feature) providing an input to microprocessor 110 indicative of the number of riders using distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100, wherein the manual switch is communicably connected to microprocessor 110.
  • manual switch e.g., manual control 138, using the rotation feature
  • the aforementioned distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise at least one of local visible beacon 152 and local audible beacon 154 annunciating location of the vehicle after the request for assistance has been transmitted.
  • the first sensor may comprise accelerometer 130
  • the second sensor may comprise gyroscope 132.
  • the aforementioned distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a coverage annunciator 156 configured to signal to a driver of the vehicle that the vehicle is in an area not in potential
  • This may be determined by using a look-up table loaded into a memory of microprocessor 110, may be determined by reading responses to signals from transmitter 118, or in some other way.
  • the power source may comprise a battery (or battery cell) 158 (Fig. 4).
  • the aforementioned distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 may further comprise a power cable 160 removably attachable to an electrical system of the transport vehicle and removably attachable to power circuit 112. Battery 158 and power cable 160 may both be provided, to keep the former fully charged. This may become desirable should a collision or other even arise which disrupts power cable 160, but still requires electrical components of distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device 100 to operate.
  • ground plane 162 and a ground connection port 164 may be provided as part of detachable saddle 108 to complete power circuit 112.
  • ground plane 162 and ground connection port 164 may be located on housing 104 if desired.
  • the disclosed invention would be valuable to riders of motorcycles and bicycles as they may encounter collisions, falls, and other distress situations, and may be in need of assistance.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de reconnaissance de situation de détresse et d'appel de téléassistance conçu pour reconnaître une situation de détresse potentiellement vécue par un conducteur d'un véhicule de transport et pour appeler une assistance par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de communication sans fil. Le dispositif peut être autonome dans une unité et fixé à un élément tubulaire du véhicule. Le dispositif comprend un microprocesseur, une batterie, un câble d'alimentation pouvant être raccordé à un système électrique du véhicule, un accéléromètre et un gyroscope permettant de détecter des impacts, une capacité GPS, une capacité de communication sans fil permettant d'appeler une assistance, un signalisateur conçu pour signaler une transmission d'une demande d'assistance, une fonction de demande d'assistance manuelle, une fonction d'annulation de demande, une fonction de retard qui retarde la demande d'assistance, une balise visible et une balise audible signalant l'emplacement du véhicule et un signalisateur de couverture indiquant que le véhicule se trouve dans une zone qui n'est pas en communication potentielle avec un destinataire de la demande d'assistance.
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